Comments on: David Price dominates in return to the moundhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/07/03/david-price-dominate-in-return-to-the-mound/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Thu, 14 Dec 2017 02:17:15 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: indaburghttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/07/03/david-price-dominate-in-return-to-the-mound/#comment-523551
Wed, 03 Jul 2013 21:32:19 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=476841#comment-523551The Rays were a statistical anomaly the beginning of the season. If they revert to their norm pitching-wise, or anywhere NEAR their norm… oh, it’s really ugly to drool, isn’t it?
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Wed, 03 Jul 2013 21:30:26 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=476841#comment-523548As a Rays fan and a baseball fan, I completely understand your sentiments.
]]>By: stex52http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/07/03/david-price-dominate-in-return-to-the-mound/#comment-523412
Wed, 03 Jul 2013 17:42:09 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=476841#comment-523412Wow, this is even more disturbing. So 21 balls were thrown. And 10 guys struck out. That accounts for at least 51 of the pitches (assuming no foul offs). Three hits allowed. For math purposes, let’s assign one BB to each out.

So the average K saw four pitches. Let’s assume the average guy who got a hit saw two pitches.

Then the average non-K out saw one ball and 1.3 other pitches.

Yes they are bad. But they were also flailing away pretty badly on early pitches.

So by the numbers it wouldn’t seem like the Astros were up there flailing away, and yet… it only took 70 pitches to carve them up over 7 innings. Not sure how that all fits together; I suppose the best explanation is the Astros stink.

]]>By: stex52http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/07/03/david-price-dominate-in-return-to-the-mound/#comment-523369
Wed, 03 Jul 2013 16:54:47 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=476841#comment-523369I thought we were headed for a Maddux. I imagine, him being fresh from an injury, that they had him on a very restrictive pitch count. Besides, it was just a mop-up operation at that point anyway.
]]>By: hittfamilyhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/07/03/david-price-dominate-in-return-to-the-mound/#comment-523308
Wed, 03 Jul 2013 15:55:23 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=476841#comment-523308The Rays are 2-9 against Boston. David Price and Jeremy Hellickson have ERA’s over 5. This is the team to beat in the AL East, because none of those things are likely to continue.
]]>By: nbjayshttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/07/03/david-price-dominate-in-return-to-the-mound/#comment-523306
Wed, 03 Jul 2013 15:54:38 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=476841#comment-523306Should have let him finish the game. We haven’t seen a Maddux in almost a week.
]]>By: stex52http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/07/03/david-price-dominate-in-return-to-the-mound/#comment-523267
Wed, 03 Jul 2013 15:17:42 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=476841#comment-523267Seventy pitches! I’m glad the Astros have embraced the concept of making a pitcher work for his outs.
OBP, guys!
]]>By: specialkindofstupidhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/07/03/david-price-dominate-in-return-to-the-mound/#comment-523251
Wed, 03 Jul 2013 15:06:33 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=476841#comment-523251A confused Price told reporters after the game: “I hope this minor league rehab game proved to the Rays that I’m healthy and ready to be called back up to the big club.”
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Wed, 03 Jul 2013 14:43:31 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=476841#comment-523222As an Orioles fan, I say let’s just just hope this game was an abnormality because the division is tough enough as it is.

As a MLB fan, I say wow, things are going to get really fun to watch as the best division in baseball just got much better.